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The only way tocompare burn times between different camping wood stove models is to compare the size of stove firebox in cubic feet and if the stove has a door gasket. The more wood you can put in a stove - the longer the camping wood stove will burn. A door gasket makes the stove airtight and you can control the rate of burn better.

Some companies claim their stoves are airtight. A wood camp stove must have a DOOR GASKET TO BE AIRTIGHT.
No gasket, the stove is not airtight

MAJOR TENT STOVES : STOVE FIRE BOX COMPARISON IN CUBIC FEET ( CF )

Recommended tent size for each stove is based on my 40 years experience with stoves in tents

STOVE MODEL

STANDARD

LARGE

VERY LARGE

RECOMMENDED TENT SIZE

10 x 12 to 12 X 14

12 X 14 to 14 X 16

14 x 16 to 16 x 24

WILDERNESS

AIRTIGHT

WILDERNESS 3

2.17 CF

WILDERNESS 4

2.95 CF

WILDERNESS 5

3.85 CF

YUKON

AIRTIGHT

YUKON 3

2 CF

YUKON 4

2.66 CF

YUKON 5

3.45 CF

4 DOG

AIRTIGHT

3 DOG

2 CF

4 DOG

2.47 CF

5 DOG

3.26 CF

CYLINDER

HUNTER

1.6 CF

OUTFITTER

2.5 CF

YUKON

3.3 CF

SUMMIT

VALLEY

1.6 CF

RIDGE

2.5 CF

PEAK

3.3 CF

KWIK KAMP

AIRTIGHT

BLAZE

2.49 CF

INFERNO

3.3 CF

CALL or e-mailif you are just starting tent camping or packing and have questionson a wall tent stove, camping wood stoves,pack equipment or quality.

A larger and heavier wall tent stove is more appropriate for base camps and tent camping near a road. These heavier camping wood stoves are much more durable (1/8" steel) than the a lightweight wall tent stove.

Kni-Co, Cylinder, Riley and Kwik Kamp camping wood stove prices reflect the stove only unless specified. Four Dog camping wood stoves include a shelf only, no pipe, with the stove. If you need heating shelf, stove pipe, etc order accessories listed for each tent stove. Mountaineer and Sims includes the stove pipe in purchase price.

WARNING: Tent wood stoves are designed for use in tents and outside only. Use of tent stove in a cabin, workshop, etc., is at your own risk. Special double wall pipe is required for any camping wood stove installation in any type of building. Contact your local stove dealer for state and federal requirements for pipe requirements/stove jack going through a roof or a wall. Insure you have fireproof material underneath all camping wood stoves and have proper heat standoff distance from walls.

HEAT SAFETY DISTANCE: Always have at least a 2 foot area around your wood camping stove where there are no flammables. Also, sometimes sparks might pop out of the stove air intake openings if there is not a screen covering the openings. Be careful when opening the stove door as sometimes a spark will pop toward you or a small piece of burning wood might fall out of the stove.

WATER HEATER: Install the spigot in the hole in the water tank. Insure you place the rubber washer on the outside of the water tank and the nut on the inside of the tank. Before starting a fire in wood camping stoves attach the water tank to the stove by using the brackets. Fill water tank with water. Always keep the water tank filled. A filled water tank prevents the washer on the spigot from melting and also warping the water tank. I recommend you remove the water tank at night from wood camp stoves to prevent any possibility the water tank might go empty.

.CAMPING IN WINDY CONDITIONS: Recommend you secure all sections of stove pipe at the joints and where the pipe attaches to the stove with sheet metal screws. Windy conditions will cause the stove pipe to loosen when the tent roof billows in the wind. Also stake down the front and back ridge end of your tent at the grommet on each end of your ridge.

OUTSIDE WOOD STOVES: All my stoves can be an outside wood stove under an overhead tarp/fly. Or completely out in the open depending upon your requirements. Outdoor wood stoves still require a spark arrestor. An outdoor wood stove is not approved for indoor structures.

Customer Testimonials

7-20

The wilderness tent stove video on your website provided so much more info than other websites. I bought the Wilderness 5 Deluxe and it is even better than I expected. James

Rich, I appreciate all your recommendations on tent stoves. As a first time buyer I needed help. The Yukon stove I bought will keep me warm during my deer hunting this fall.Thanks again. Norv.

The Riley Wrangler tent stove really put out the heat during my elk hunt. Lightweight stove is exactly what i needed on my pack in elk hunt. Mark

5-13

The Wilderness stove is the best built stove I have ever seen with all its reinforcement. Perry

Wilderness Tent and Wilderness stove was a great combo in hunting camp. Tent kept me dry and the stove kept me warm. Bill

Stove Purchasing Tips

Main Factors In Selecting A Tent Stove

Tent stove heating capacity

Cost

Weight

Deciding on galvanized, titanium or steel construction

Size

Options and standard features available on a wall tent stove

Tent Heating Capacity: Most tent stove manufacturers state the very largest tent the stove will heat. You should consider the next larger stove model to ensure you have a warm tent especially for drying out wet clothes and boots if you plan on using a stove in the cold winter months.

LIGHT WEIGHT WOOD CAMP STOVES TO PACK IN:

Individuals packing in normally take a lightweight stove. However, some individuals take a heavier stove and "cache" it if they use the same hunting camp every year.

Collapsible stoves fold down on themselves and are occasionally used by packers. Only about one half of the stove space on a pack horse is saved because the stove pipe and any other accessories must also be packed in. Stove pipe and accessories normally fit inside the firebox of a normal stove. The biggest drawback of a collapsible stove is that the firebox is not airtight and some smoke will in in your tent.

Lightweight stoves primary drawback is the thin metal bottom will burn through much faster than the heavier metal stoves. I recommend you put one inch of dirt inside the firebox to reduce the heat on the bottom of the stove firebox. The two most common lightweight stoves used for packing in are the Riley Stoves and Kni-Co stoves. The larger Riley stoves, Colt and larger, have double walls and double stove bottoms and are very durable. However, the Riley stove is much more expensive than the Kni-Co single wall and bottom stoves.

A damper for your stove is strongly recommend. I hunt in Wilderness areas and all wood has to be cut by hand. A damper makes your stove 10-15% more efficient. Which means you will reduce the amount of wood you have to cut by 10-15% if you use a damper. This 10-15% increased stove efficiency is very important when you cut wood by hand.